Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-08
EMMA ABBOTT.
The Farewell Performances q
be Given To-day.

The Farewell Performances TO
be Given To-day.
Last night Emma Abbott and her
brilliant company gave the sparkling
Italian comic opera. "The Cobbler an d
the Fairy" The music never was sung
here before. bat the large and very crit
ical audience present was greatly
charmed with its melodious numbers.
The score is difficult. and the fun is
original. The duo between "Crispino
and "Annetta" in the first act was
charmingly rendered, with Emma Abb
bott as "Anuetta." In the second act
is trio, rendered by Allen. Pruette
and Broderick, which ranks very
high in musical circles, and was very
artistically sung last night. In the last
act is a song by the fairy,
II enter like Queen"
Which Lizzie Annandale sang with ex-
auisite effect.
Miss Abbott sang the famous "Lulla-
by" song from "Erminie" in her own
charming style, and to the delight OF
the b use.
Then came the second act from Belli-
mis- world famous "Norma," with Alb
bott in the title role, and Lizzie Amman
dale as "Adalgisa." The music
we'll the music is Bellin,'s "Norma. +"
The scene is all between the two charac'
tiers. Abbott sung its pathetic strains
with most telling effect, and her COM
panion, who. for the first time during the
season was in good health, did her part
most artistically. There will be two
performances of opera to day, matinee
this afternoon Of the brilliant comic
Lopera "The Carnival of Vence," also
the miserere scene from I'll Trovatore. !"
and this evening ''The Mikado" and the
mad scene from Lucia di Lsmmermoor. :"
Emma Abbott will appear in both per.
formances. "The Carnival Of Venice"
ranks among the best of comic operas
and combines ludicrous situations, anus
ing dialogue and lively music, and en-
braces several fine marches and dances.
Emma Abbott as "Yum- Yum" will de-
| light a large audience IN the evening,
and will, in addi ion, give her sPlended
renderiDgo of the mad from Lucia.
II there is one popularity about Miss
Emma Abbott that is more remark
able than any other, 1t Is the
facility with which she makes a
gigantic mash on all honest and true.
hearted youths. These smitten beings
also have a popularity when under the
spell-they rush into verse. The latest
outpouring of the o'erburdened heart is
the following, which was sent to this Of,
flee last night by a messenger in plug
hat:
She comes with her eyes of honest blue,
And hair of suulit brown,
And ips that are tinged with the roses hue,
And the hand as soft as down.
She comes to us with her handsome figure,
And twinkling fairy feet:
No sensible man could wish them bigger.
They are just so awfully sweet.
She comes with the dear little rerrousse
nose,
Which so sets of her other -'featurs.'
That tn observer with poetic feryor glows,
And embslms 'em in "hexameeters."
She comes with her voice that collars high
And knocks it ali out of time.
And the trill that ascends so musicaly,
And the staccata that Is sublime.
And when we see her as Yum Yum,
While the tenor is wild with bliss.
We are broken up because we can't get
To stand in for the Abbott kiss.
(NoTE-The author died at this juneture.
He is beyond the reach of human venge-
ance-i